Building a strategy to oppose the al Qaeda network requires detailed understanding of its different operating environments.

Yemen should keep senior al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative Huzam Majali in custody, charge him for terrorism-related crimes, convict him, and follow through on his sentencing.

One month after al Qaeda released its first English-language magazine in the Arabian Peninsula, al Shabaab released its first professional-quality English-language "news" broadcast to jihadi web forums last week seeking to attract Westerners to its ranks.

Somaliland's election and peaceful transfer of power illuminates a beacon of hope in a part of the world that poses a growing and legitimate security threat to the United States and its allies.

In failing to describe the context in which African Union forces operate, a recent Washington Post article misrepresented their brave efforts to respond to attacks by al-Shabab.

Recruiting Westerners has become a top priority for Somalia's al Qaeda-linked terrorist group al Shabaab, worsening an already severe threat posed by the global Islamist movement.

Terrorist groups that pose a clear threat to the United States, including the group behind the Times Square bombing attempt, have been omitted from the State Department's Foreign Terrorist Organization list.

The future of Somalia's fragile interim government hinges on an upcoming military operation, which will also greatly effect U.S. national security.